2026 SESSION
26-2910
12/09
HOUSE BILL 1000
AN ACT extending the indemnification of legislative security staff members to legislative sergeant-at-arms staff members while acting within the scope of their duties.
SPONSORS: Rep. Packard, Rock. 16; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Rep. S. Smith, Sull. 3; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 11; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill indemnifies both house and senate sergeant-at-arms staff from civil claims or actions where the staff member was acting within the scope of their public duty. The indemnification of the sergeant-at-arms staff also requires that the acts committed within the scope of their duty were not considered wanton or reckless.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2910
12/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT extending the indemnification of legislative security staff members to legislative sergeant-at-arms staff members while acting within the scope of their duties.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Indemnification of Sergeant-at-Arms Positions. Amend RSA 14:50, II to read as follows:
II. When in the performance of their duties legislative security staff members shall be entitled to the same indemnification of state officers and officials as provided in RSA 99-D:2. The provisions of this paragraph shall also apply to each of the house and senate sergeant-at-arms staff.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.